Second Year University 2018

First Place: Elen Baghdasaryan, Yerevan

You discover that you and your life are actually someone else’s dream. Whose dream is it? What will you do with this knowledge?

Friendship is like a ray of the sun, it enlightens your life, when your friends are with you and your life seems dark and dull when that ray of the sun disappears. Once I woke up realizing that I don’t live only in reality but also in one’s mind in one’s dreams. I went to the university suspecting everyone I looked at. And I learnt that I can read anyone’s minds and I can watch their dreams as a real movie. The first thing I did was watching my crush;s dreams and there were all about videogames and so on. I sighed and rolled my eyes with disappointment.

During the lessons I couldn’t concentrate. I wanted to watch everyone’s dreams. I tried to read my lecturer’s thoughts. Everything she asked I answered correctly, but in reality I didn’t like it so much, as I knew I wouldn’t learn anything anymore. I thought I was going crazy. I went outside, I looked around and almost crying I ran away. I don’t really remember what happened then...i only remember the moment I opened my eyes and saw someone looking right into my eyes. I was frightend, I cried and ask who it was. It was a funny boy just smiling at me. I cried, “Where am I? Who are you? What’s going on? What…” and he interupted me, saying “Oh, oh, keep calm, it’s okay, it’s fine. You are safe and you are with the people like you/ people who live here have something supernatural abilitis.” I think anyone can guess my reaction, my face, the way how I looked at that boy and so on. I stood up at once and said that I was going back.“Hey! What are you doing. It’s not safe for you to go outside now. at first you should learn how to control you and your power. And, by the way, what’s your supernatural ability?” He was peaking so calmly and so...I don’t even know how to describe it… To put in a nutchel I believed him and told him my story. And we were speaking so friendly, it was like we knew each other all the times in our life. I asked him “So what’s your power?”, and he answered “I feel when someone in=s in trouble if that person is near me. I saw you running and I felt that you are in trouble and also felt that you’re as special as me.”We talked all night, it appeared that we have very common hobbies, and it was really a pleasure to talk to him. The next day I got accouted to the rest of those special people. I learnt that everyone had a mition in their life, and after complating their mission they stope being supernatural. There was a room where I must go in...I entered, the room was dark and empty, and I heard voice. “Do you know why you’re here?”“Hm...I’m…hh...no?! No! I think I don’t know.” I said“This morning you have woken up realizing a great fact about you. The fact that you also live in someone’s mind, and you wanted to find that person.” said the voice. “Oh, yes, right, it is! But I don’t know how to find him or her, I know nothing!” I answered.The voice said it’s last words “Trust and believe the man who brought you here. You both should complete your missions.” I tried to ask other things but there was no answer.When I went out of that room, the boy (whose name was Jack) was smiling at me as then. And he said “Now you know everything. My mission is to find you and help you to complete your mission. And after doing it, we’ll be normal people as then.”So...I’m here, I’ve found you, little girl. I know that I live in your mind and dreams. And I’ve told you all my story, now you should think only about yourself, and have your real goals and resolutions. You’ll be a very smart, beautiful, and lucky lady in future so “start living without me”. After leaving you I’ll lose my power and I’ll have my first real date with Jack, I think we life each other very much. So, bye, dear Sophie, I love you, I believe you and I’ll remember you and this story forever. Goodbye.

​Second Place: Diana Badanyan, Yerevan

You discover that you and your life are actually someone else’s dream. Whose dream is it? What will you do with this knowledge?

It was a rainy day in London. My whole house was trembling from bright blue lightnings which seemed like they wanted to tell me something - something important. I opened the window and felt the fresh air coming from the forest near. It hypnotized me. Looking to this mesmerizing view, I decided to take my yellow coat and go out. I went to the deep forest and got lost almost immediately, but I had a guide. A voice inside my head - or a spirit of the forest - I didn’t know. It kept telling ,, George, wake up”. Who was George? Why was he sleeping? Maybe George was in trouble in that deep dark forest? The thoughts were tearing apart my mind, when I suddenly fell on the ground. I got up and saw a tremendous tree. Its roots were out of the ground. What did happen to this gorgeous eternal living creature of nature? I touched the tree and my mind went blank.

George, wake up...

I opened my eyes and realized that I had a vision. George...hospital...What did happen to him? Was he in coma? Why was I there? Do I know him?The lightning hit the tree and I felt pain instead of it. It seemed like me, George and the tree were connected. I immediately realized that I must do something. Since that day, for 5 years I tried to recover the tree and put its roots back to the ground. The tree got its first bloom, and the same night it rained heavily. I came to the tree because I was afraid it will get damaged again. And I was right. The lightning hit the tree and the one and only bloom flower fell from it. I took the flower and started crying. My tear fell on the flower and everything dissapeared. I was in a white room with nothing in it. I heard the same words ,,George, wake up” and then I myself became the white light. Hospital. Nurses, Mother, George.George woke up.,, George, you are alive!” said his mother, but George remained quiet. ,,She saved me…” said George and a little tear fell from his eye. The girl in his dream became his saviour. But what happened to the little girl? …. To be continued. LOL

​Third Place: Zinaida Babajanyan, Yerevan

You discover that you and your life are actually someone else’s dream. Whose dream is it? What will you do with this knowledge?

​​Dear Diary Feb. 19Dreams are inseparable part of our life. We can’t live without our dreams, as they complete us, and they give us wings to fly, and play different roles in our minds. I am just an ordinary person who dreamed, and managed to seize the opportunity, thought it wasn’t easy. Now i am a succesful writer with two bestsellers, I am really happy, and why not lucky. Sometimes i recall my way of becoming succesful. I am proud of myself, but one thing makes me upset. Two years ago, me and my best friend learned about a writing competition, which was a great chance to show out English skills, and of course, our bright imagination. We participated together we were ecstatic and nervous, as it was out first competition. Both of us were sure about out Victory. After several months the results were ready. Can you imagine my surprise when i learned that i am a winner. You can guess, that i am crying from joy, but it is not like that. Yes, i was glad to be selected, to be the once, but the fact that i stole my best friends dream, dream of becoming a writer, just made me suffer. I was just thinking “What should i do? the feelings of confusion filled me, I realized my current position. I could do notthing but refuse the offer to going abroad. I told her about my decision. She scolded me. Also she explained, as showed the real picture of friendship. I understood that friends should be devoted, caring and understanding. Friends should be happy for each other. Every single day i thank God for you. You are one of the best things that occured to me. Thank you...